Shoe-heel



0. E. SHERARD.

SHOE HEEL. I APPLICATION FILED smnzn 1920'.

Patented- Oct. 11, 1921.

INVENTOR Oz IVE)? tlsflmflm UNITED STATES OLIVER E. SHERARD, 0F EMMETT,IDAHO.

. SHOE-HEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 11, 1921.

Application filed September 27, 1920. Serial No. 413,106.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, OLIVER E. SHERARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Emmett, in the county of Gem and State of Idaho, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Heels, of which thefollowing is a specification.

- This invention,which relates generally to improvements in shoe heelsand more especially to detachable heels. for womens shoes, primarily hasfor its-purpose to pro vide an improved heel of the general characterstated, in which the parts are so de signed whereby the heel portionsproper are adapted for being reversibly and de tachably secured tofixedly held portions so that, at any time the heels become worn orcrooked, they may be conveniently taken off one Shoe and put on theother shoe.

Another object of my invention is to provide a metal shoe heel of thegeneral character stated-,of a relatively simple and economicalconstruction, in which the heel member proper can be securely held inthe properly applied position by a single retaining screw that is easilydisconnected, when it is desired to remove a partially or wholly wornheel and readily readjusted after applying a new or reversibly fittedheel member, the parts being such that the person wearing the shoes mayquickly interchange the partially worn out heels so that, when the pairsof heel bodies or lifts become worn or crooked at one side, they may beeasily interchanged and serve the same as a new pair of heels.

With other incidental objects in view and which will hereinafter appear,my invention consists of a detachable shoe heel that embodies thepeculiar features of construction and novel arrangement of parts, fullyexplained in the following detailed description, as specificallymentioned in the appended claims and as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 illustrates a part of a ladys shoe with my heel applied, thelatter being in partial vertical section, the preferred form of myinvention being shown.

Fig- 2 is a similar view of my invention, the heel and the retainingelements being shown separated.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the heel with the retaining plate and lift.

Fig. 4: is a front view (from the instep) of the body of the heel memberand the re- V I is securely held in proper condition by a singleretaining screw, as will presently more fully appear. p

, In the preferred form of my invention, as is illustrated in Figs. 1'to 5, the retaining member is in the natureof a metal plate 1 that isslightly dished in transverse, direction and of a substantiallyelongated shape, it having marginal perforations 2 along its oppositeand outer end edges for securely nailing it to the-heel seat of theshoe.

The heel body proper 3 is also of metal and of the conventional womanshigh heel shape and is hollowed to lighten its weight. I The top of thebody 3 is also of the usual elongated shape and, in my construction, isdished transversely and is channeled in the direction of its length,asat 30, to provide for snugly and endwise'slidably fitting the heelonto the retaining member 1, as is best shown in Fig. 4. a i

The retaining plate or member 1 which is of stiff sheet metal, is cut,by stamping or otherwise, at the rear or outerlend, as at 11, to providea free'portion thatis bent down to produce aright angled hook member 12,the purpose of which will presently appear.

At the front or instep end, the retaining plate 1 is formed with anextension that is bent downwardly and inwardly to form a pendent fronthook member 13, the reason for which will also presently appear, andadjacent the front or instep end, the plate 1 is further out and bentdown to produce a stop or bearing member 14:, as is clearly shown inFigs. 3, land 5, and which constitute a locking member for cooperatingwith the single looking or securing screw 1, presently again referredto.

Atthe extreme outer or rear end, the top rear end of the retainingplatel, see Figs. 1 and 2, by reference to which it will also beobserved that the heel 3 has a transverse undercut groove 36 at theinner side of its outermost or rear end and a similar undercut groove 37at the front or instep end, the

said grooves 36 and 377 being so arranged that, when applying the heelmember 3 proper to the retaining plate 1 that is secured to the shoebody, and which is done by sliding'the lift in the direction of'itslength (see the arrow 00) in contact with and along the retaining plate1 until the grooves 36 and 37 in the heel body engage their respectivehook members 12,and 13.

' After the heel 3 is connected to the retaining plate 1 in the mannerstated,rit is securely held in place bythe screw which engages anupwardly inclinedthreaded aperture 38 in the instep or front 'faceoftheheel and which, when screwed home, engages the lock stop 14 and therebyforces the heel 3 and the hook members 12 and 13 of the plate into asecurely interlocked connection with the shouldered portion 15 inabutment with the outer end of the top or retaining plate 1,-as shown,it being obvious that, when the heel becomes worn over at i one side,the said heels may be easily disconnected from their respectiveretaining plate by simply withdrawing the screw 1 sufliciently to permitof sliding the lift back far enough to cause its grooves 36 and 37 tobecome disconnected from the retaining hooks 12' and 13, the heels canthen be re-' moved and, if desired, interchangeably connected with theopposing retaining platesl.

The bottom of the heel ,3 is provided with a socket 39 in which isreceived a leather plug 6 that is secured to the lift by a re tainerscrew 7 and to which a cushion or tread member 8 is nailed, as shown. 7V

From the foregoing description taken in connection. with the drawings,the complete construction, the manner in which my'limproved heel isapplied and interchangeably connected with the shoe body anditsadvantages willbe readily apparent to those familiar with theuse ofheelsof the kind mentioned, it being understood that to remove,interchange or reapply the *heels, it

.is onlynecessary to effectthe desired adretaining element adapted forbeing fixedly secured under the heel seat of a shoe, the

said element consisting of a metal plate having a portion at the outerend and a portion at'the inner end, said portions constitutingtransversely disposed hook members and a J heel composed'of a hollowmetal body haviing a transversely extended groove onthe inner face ofthe rear end anda like groove on the outer face of thef-ront end for 00-engaging-with the back and front hook members on the retaining element,the said heel having a limited free slidable contact with the retainingelement, the top of the-heel body being channeled to receive theretaining plate and having an offset that constitutes astop shoulder forengaging the rear'end of the retaining element, th'elatter having a bentdowni member, and a set screw adjustably mounted on the heel bodyadapted for engaging the bent down member on the retainingelementwhereby to draw thehollow body and retaining element plate infixed interlocked connection. 2. In a heel of the character described,retaining element adapted for being fixedly attached to thellIlClGI'SlClQIQf the heel seat of a shoe, the said element having]front and rear pendent hook members disposed in longitudinal alinementand whose hook ends are proj-ectedin rearward direction,-a heel whoseupper face is channeled to permit of sliding it in forward directiononto-the retaining element, the upper part of the said heelhaving seatsin-longitudinal alinement for engaging the front and rear pendent hookmembers of the retaining element and means adjustable through the heel,for en'- gaging the retaining element-whereby to hold the heel andtheretaining element in fixed engagement.

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